Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-08
Plea.

For the Confederate Memorial and
Historical Association, by Chaplain
Rev. u. d. ELLIOTT, published in Nash
vile, Tenn, iSS Price % cents.
This is pamphlet Of IS pages Sol
diers and members Of the q. A. r..
ought to read it, and straightway revise
their Ritual. The Thomas Jefferson
Democrat and the Roger Williams
Baptists will see herein their respective
heroes duly honored II smiies 4hnatl-
cism IN religion with telling blows.
It shows the role which this hell-cat
played in causing and carrying on the
late war, and refers to the peril with
which it now threatens peace. "fhis
Tiger ianaticism, has tasted blood, and
it is not in the nature Ct the beast to
cease its ravenings, unless throttled or
slain, till the last drop OF the liie-bood
Of the State is drunk up" This fright
ful Moloch delights 10 revel in blood
and to regale its bull-nostrils with the
smoke OF roasting human flesh. Fanat-
icisnl crueifed the Christ.
They that suffered in the strife are
consoled by Bow OF beauty which
tells Of storms raging in the past" and
promises brightness for the future,
when men shall read ~the history Of
heroes, on battle-felds." They did net
suffer in vain, any more than did
Ulrich Won Hutton $50 years ago. He
was Hunaanist, the class-snate OF
Erasmus, and co-woreer with Luther
at the beginning Of the Reformation.
He wrote and fought for religious free
dom, against fanatiosm. His motto
was JpHG Sas aleGs but'o his lip M
stronger German, bnstoad of 1.-The die Is
cast" it was, "Ick hab's xewagt," Il
have dared it."
He wrote against the Pope, and the
Pope crushed lhim. RE sSirreduUp his
countryDeen tOsrike for God and the
Right, ard they were beaten in battle
His confederate Luther was hidden in
Wartbmg, mo one knew where
Scarcely atrace of the reformatiep was
left Fanatics Aunted'h;m fromplace
to place; attacked by assassins ~ one
town, he fed 'Ut midnight to another,
WoCG out by his conflict vita the
Pope end disense, he died on ailtttle is
land IN Lake Zurich 1853, at ttseage Of
35.
What was.she walue,sf his lifesof toll
and sufferings Even Erasmasweplied
Nothing" Was iitaal in vain? No
His writings sOwed good seed in the
field which drought forth attsxndred-
fold. Oneyear beforehis death, Luther
at the diet st Worms alone protested
Sixpesrs afterwards, at the diet Of Spires
half of Germany from cities and provin.
ces slgnedithe protest which has made
millions Of Protestanbs.
Hutten had written to hiseoountry.
men: @Be nOt afraid, neither weaken
in the midst of'battle, for brol7en at last
is the strength OF the enemy, for the
cause is righteous, and the lrageEo
tyranny is already at its height Cour
age, and farewell. Lebe die Freiheit
Ich hab's gewagt." Iong live Free
dom. have dared ut
The Ples says: ga land that wears
laurel crown may be fair to see, bu
Irvine few sad cypress leaves .arount
the brow of amy land, and be THAT lane
barren, beautiless and bleak, it becomes
lovely ia its conseorated coronet OF sor
row, and at wins the sympathy sof th'
heart and history. Crowns of rose!
fade; crowns of thonns endure; tCalya
ries and CrleiGxions, take .deepeStsholC
OF humanity; the triumphs of might ar
transient; they pass and are forgotten
the suferings Of right are craven deep
est on the chronicles of nations" How
beautiful and truei The Plea close
with a poem. Father Ryan's, worth
more than its price Here is sample
"Yes, give nae the land where battles re-
blast
Has flashed to the future, the fame of TIL
past
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And the graves OF our dead with grass ovei
grown
May yet form the footstool Of Liberty's throne
And each single wreck in the warpath
might
Shall yet be rock in tie Temple of Right.
j. w. HAMMER.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn.